Mondo Generator

Guitarist Josh Homme and bassist Nick Oliveri possess made a significant career from playing with additional musicians. They’re joined by way of a revolving cast of assisting musicians within their primary group, Queens from the Rock Age, furthermore to playing in a number of side projects, like the Desert Classes and Mondo Generator, to mention several. Oliveri and Homme had been originally bandmates through the early ’90s with Kyuss, before Oliveri remaining (Homme remained using the group). With Kyuss on the last hip and legs by 1997, Oliveri reunited with Homme and another longtime Kyuss member, drummer Brant Bjork, to create Mondo Generator. The trio documented an album’s well worth of compositions, before eventually determining to shelve the tapes. Many years later on (with Oliveri and Homme having released another band collectively, these Queens from the Rock Age group), the bassist offered the tapes another pay attention, and was impressed using the results. A pal in the indie label Southern Lord Information offered to launch the album, that was finally released in July of 2000 – entitled Cocaine Rodeo. Queens from the Rock Age has consequently played many Mondo Generator tunes at their very own displays, including “Basic Exploding Guy” and “13th Ground,” the second option which was re-recorded by QOTSA under a different name (“Tension Mind”) for his or her 2000 launch, R. Although Mondo Generator was said to be just a studio room task, the group continues to be recognized to play sporadic live schedules, including one in Apr of 2002 on the Troubador in LA, which noticed Oliveri and Homme became a member of by ex-Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl and ex-Marilyn Manson bassist Twiggy Ramirez.